Comments on: RCMP make pitch for greater powers http://www.rcmpwatch.com/rcmp-make-pitch-for-greater-powers/ Who is keeping them accountable? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:35:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Deepthroat http://www.rcmpwatch.com/rcmp-make-pitch-for-greater-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-3851 Deepthroat Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:14:20 +0000 http://www.rcmpwatch.com/?p=2057#comment-3851 If you examine the situation I believe you will find that the issue is in the lack of the ability to force compliance with respect to the financial institutions and their employees. I believe you can determine the gist of the concern the following paragraph: "He called for a new legal power to question third-party witnesses – but not people who are the targets of investigations – saying it would put Canada on the same footing as the U.S., which has a grand jury system where witnesses can be compelled to give evidence under oath, or as Britain, where the director of the Serious Fraud Office can compel witness testimony in financial fraud cases." This does not necessarily increase the "powers" of the police, as it does effect cooperation in serious criminal matters being investigated by judicial bodies. Clear enough? Secondly the time it takes for any case to proceed through the judicial system appears to be a matter of years. The reticence with respect to the financial institution coupled with the legal delays appears to be identified as the main issues. Also quite clear no? If you examine the situation I believe you will find that the issue is in the lack of the ability to force compliance with respect to the financial institutions and their employees.

I believe you can determine the gist of the concern the following paragraph: “He called for a new legal power to question third-party witnesses – but not people who are the targets of investigations – saying it would put Canada on the same footing as the U.S., which has a grand jury system where witnesses can be compelled to give evidence under oath, or as Britain, where the director of the Serious Fraud Office can compel witness testimony in financial fraud cases.”

This does not necessarily increase the “powers” of the police, as it does effect cooperation in serious criminal matters being investigated by judicial bodies. Clear enough?

Secondly the time it takes for any case to proceed through the judicial system appears to be a matter of years. The reticence with respect to the financial institution coupled with the legal delays appears to be identified as the main issues. Also quite clear no?

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]]> By: lenovo http://www.rcmpwatch.com/rcmp-make-pitch-for-greater-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 lenovo Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:57:31 +0000 http://www.rcmpwatch.com/?p=2057#comment-3847 More Powers? They can't even stop the brown cash bags going around from the top down in Ottawa, why would they care about the rest of Canada or putting a stop to the bribes coming in from other countries. Haven't we seen this with Schriber and Mulroney and how police handled that one. All they seem care about in Ottawa is their image not the work that has to be done. More Powers?
They can’t even stop the brown cash bags going around from the top down in Ottawa, why would they care about the rest of Canada or putting a stop to the bribes coming in from other countries.

Haven’t we seen this with Schriber and Mulroney and how police handled that one.

All they seem care about in Ottawa is their image not the work that has to be done.

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]]> By: NRF http://www.rcmpwatch.com/rcmp-make-pitch-for-greater-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-3846 NRF Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:21:18 +0000 http://www.rcmpwatch.com/?p=2057#comment-3846 Canada has one the worst records of prosecuting white collar crime in the developed world. Prof. Amir Attaran (U of Ottawa) : "accuses Canada of deliberately maintaining the loosest corruption laws of any developed country. Bribery of foreign public officials is only criminal if the transaction occurs entirely in this country. Canadian executives can pass out cash stuffed envelopes around the world but they enjoy exemption from prosecution here. None of the other 29 OECD countries has this loophole and, despite mighty complaints from abroad, Canada cravenly refuses to close it." Canada has one the worst records of prosecuting white collar crime in the developed world. Prof. Amir Attaran (U of Ottawa) :

“accuses Canada of deliberately maintaining the loosest corruption laws of any developed country. Bribery of foreign public officials is only criminal if the transaction occurs entirely in this country. Canadian executives can pass out cash stuffed envelopes around the world but they enjoy exemption from prosecution here. None of the other 29 OECD countries has this loophole and, despite mighty complaints from abroad, Canada cravenly refuses to close it.”

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